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They left us to face lions alone

EDITOR - I live in the Chikore Mission community close to the Musirizwi area where lions have been wreaking havoc. They killed cattle and we could not live freely. What is sad about this whole situation is that the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority...

Dr Bobo was one of a kind

EDITOR - I would like through your paper to convey my condolence message to the Mambo family on the passing on of Hilton Mambo whom we also knew as Dr Bobo. When I heard that the veteran broadcaster had died, I was so shocked...

Shame on you, ambassador

EDITOR - I want to comment on what your paper said about the American ambassador paying incentives to newspaper vendors. Is it not a shame that he should go into the streets to help vendors because they are selling papers that want President Mugabe...

Lesson from Malawi

EDITOR - I am writing this from Malawi where I am working. Recently the President of this country deported Britain’s ambassador to Malawi. The fallout has seen the freezing of donor support from a number of organisations. I was so surprised by the reactions...

What happens after Mugabe

ISBN9781770071025 By Geoff Hill (2005) Zebra Press By Melinda Chikukura ‘History is propaganda written by the winners’- Winston Churchill. GEOFF Rex Alexander Middleton Hill is an ‘African Writer’ whose birthplace is not on record, but spent his childhood on the continent and later moved...

Stone sculpture and portrayal of women

By Nyasha Chabururuka ONE of the most recurrent themes since the inception of Shona stone sculpture half a century ago has been the portrayal of women in the revered art form. No doubt, Shona stone sculpture has been used as a communication tool addressing gender concerns...

Film and ideology

AS we indicated in our first article on this fascinating modern subject, film is a combination of several arts, mainly story telling (in particular, theatre and narrative), cinematography, lighting, sound management , costumes and entertainment. A good film, therefore, depends on the good management...

The good old days …township jazz from the heart of Mbare

MUSIC throughout the history of mankind has been the medium by which the pains and triumphs of the soul have been recorded. Jazz has probably the longest history of all genres of music. It inspires music lovers with an appreciation for musical history. Jazz...

BBA: Will Zimbos feel cheated again?

BIG Brother Amplified (BBA) continues to generate interest among Zimbabweans who still feel cheated in the previous edition of the show which featured Munyaradzi Chidzonga, known by some as the ‘Diamond Boy’. As the days go by, Zimbabwe’s two contestants in this year’s edition,...

Zimbabwe Diverse, But One

HE questions why Blacks should not be allowed to respect themselves before respecting whites and explains why the Church was used as a tool of imperialism. MUDENGE has written that Silveira’s “…mission to the Mutapa state is best understood in the context of the...

History means the past, present and future

I REMEMBER my history teacher the first day at high school on January 13 1997, the lesson he gave us. Yelling on top of his voice, he gave us what he said was the true and real definition of History: “History is not only...

UNIVERSITY OF RHODESIA Class of ‘69: The fun continues

The former University of Rhodesia students in the picture are all males because the picture was taken outside the Salisbury police headquarters following a violent strike for the release of Chief Rekayi Tangwena who had been imprisoned for refusing to let his home area...

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